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(16vol) [FINE BINDINGS] DEFOE, DANIEL
Estimate:
$1,000 - $2,000
Sold
$750
Live Auction
Summer Estates | July 21, 2024
Category
Description
The Works of Daniel DeFoe in Sixteen Volumes, Hand-made Edition, University Press, New York: George D. Sproul, 1903-05, no. 25 of 150 copies. 8vo, bound in full gilt tooled green Morocco with floral decoration on the boards in contrasting onlays of red and yellow flowerheads, tooled leather doublures with a floral sprig and flowerhead onlays on red ground and green borders with floral scroll, silk endleaves
h. 8-3/4 w. 6-3/4 in. (each book)
[In Situ Item] This item will not be on display in our saleroom during our preview period. If you wish to view it in-person please make a request with the gallery.
h. 8-3/4 w. 6-3/4 in. (each book)
[In Situ Item] This item will not be on display in our saleroom during our preview period. If you wish to view it in-person please make a request with the gallery.
Condition
Vols. III and VIII in poor condition (one missing half the spine, the other with loose boards); the remainder in very good shape overall, with some hinge wear; Vol. IX with separation at bottom of spine
Provenance
From a prominent Pennsylvania family